Keyword
work
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1809
Readings
どう
(19%)
Composed of
thin person
move
Mnemonic

Japan is a country that is known for its long and harsh working conditions, which is why the kanji for work shows a thin person who is constantly on the move. He can't stop or he'll get fired, or worse! He needs to work!

Used in vocabulary (222 in total)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
Examples (185 in total)
We work for our living.
Why am I working hard?
Is this where your mother works?